Housing and homelessness: program overviews

DHS works to ensure that appropriate housing is available for the people we serve by supporting systems that integrates housing, services and income supports to enable people to live in the community of their choice.


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Community Living Infrastructure grants

Grants help people find housing and support services.

Emergency Services Program

Funding for emergency shelters and services for people experiencing homelessness.

Community Living Infrastructure grants

Grants help build, expand and improve emergency homeless shelters.

Emergency Solutions Grant

Grants help prevent homelessness and provide emergency housing.

Homeless Youth Act

Funding housing and support services for youth experiencing homelessness.

Housing Access Services

Helping people with disabilities find and move into housing.

Housing resources for social services professionals

Find HB101 housing resources to help people across Minnesota.

Housing with Supports for Adults with Serious Mental Illness

Helping adults with serious mental illness find and keep housing.

Long-Term Homeless Supportive Services Fund

Helping adults with serious mental illness find and keep housing.

Safe Harbor Shelter and Housing

Provides shelter and housing for sexually exploited youth.

Community Living Infrastructure grants

Funding for mental health services for youth experiencing homelessness.

Social Security Advocacy Services Directory

Find agencies that help people apply for Social Security disability benefits.

Transitional Housing Program

Temporary housing and support for people experiencing homelessness.